SL. No Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGES’S ORDERS 2025:UHC:2269 IA No.01 of 2024 (Compounding Application) In C482 No.1900 of 2021 Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J. Mr. Lalit Sharma, learned counsel for the applicants. 2. Mr. Bhaskar Ch. Joshi, learned AGA, for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. Ms. Anmol Sandhu, learned counsel holding brief of Ms. Samiksha Negi, learned counsel for the complainant/2. 4. The present Application has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to quash the summoning order dated 15.02.2019 and the entire proceedings of Criminal Complaint Case No.8491 of 2018, “Firoj Ahmad Vs. Hidayat Ali and others” pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate/1st Addl. Civil Judge (J.D.) Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar. 5. Along with C482 application, a compounding application (IA No.01/2024) has been signed by the parties and has been filed, which is duly supported by separate affidavits of applicant and respondent no.2- complainant. 6. Learned counsel for the parties have filed their respective affidavits along with the compounding application stating therein that they do not want to pursue the present criminal case any further and a settlement has reached between them. Learned counsels for the respective parties have admitted the fact that the parties have amicably settled their dispute. 7. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 8. In view of the principle of law laid down by Hon'ble the Apex Court in the case of Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab reported in 2012 (10) SCC 303 as well as in Transfer Petition (Criminal) No. 115 of 2012 (Dimpey Gujral vs. Union Territory of Chandigarh) decided on 06.12.2012, criminal proceedings can be quashed by this Court, if this Court is satisfied that matter has been settled between the parties amicably and parties are interested to restore peace and harmony between them. 9. Keeping in view of the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that ends of justice would be met, if the entire proceedings of Criminal Complaint Case No.8491 of 2018, “Firoj Ahmad Vs. Hidayat Ali and others” pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate/1st Addl. Civil Judge (J.D.) Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar, are hereby quashed. 10. The Criminal Miscellaneous Application, filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, is disposed of accordingly. (Ashish Naithani, J) 27.03.2025 NR/